§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the pay-off dates are for(a) HMS Sovereign, (b) HMS Superb, (c) HMS Spartan, (d) HMS Sceptre, (e) HMS Invincible, (f) HMS Newcastle, (g) HMS Cardiff, (h) HMS Glasgow, (i) HMS Liverpool, (j) HMS Exeter, (k) HMS Southampton, (I) HMS Nottingham, (m) HMS Manchester, (n) HMS Gloucester, (o) HMS Edinburgh and (p) HMS York[145652]
§ Mr IngramThe present planned decommissioning dates for each of the Royal Navy vessels listed are given in the following table.
HMS Year Swiftsure Class submarine: Sovereign 2006 Superb 2008 Spartan 2006 Sceptre 2010 Invincible Class aircraft carrier: Invincible 2010 Type 42 Destroyer: Newcastle 2007 Cardiff 2008 Glasgow 2009 Liverpool 2009 Exeter 2010 Southampton 2011 Nottingham 2012 Manchester 2012 Gloucester 2013 Edinburgh 2014 York 2013